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Gerald M. Headley
(Obituary ~ 03/20/08)
Gerald M. Headley, 92, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 10, 1915 in Martin County, he was the son of Heazzie and Laura (Busenburg) Headley. He was a 1933 graduate of Owensburg High School and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the Bloomfield First Baptist Church. He retired from Bloomfield Manufacturing and was a farmer...
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Elizabeth L. Hesser
(Obituary ~ 03/20/08)
Elizabeth L. Hesser, 87, Linton, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born in Riceville, IA, on July 18, 1920, she was the daughter of George and Caroline Grace (Hess) Sauer. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Linton...
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Richard L. "Bud" Lawhead
(Obituary ~ 03/20/08)
Richard L. "Bud" Lawhead, 87, of Worthington, passed away at 12:25 a.m., Wednesday, March 20, 2008, at Linton Nursing Home. He was born August 17, 1920 in Edwardsport, to Roscoe and Daisy (Everett) Lawhead. He was retired from the North Knox School Corp. as a janitor with 20 years service and formerly was a coal miner. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Sandborn, a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge, and Worthington Senior Citizens...
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Arrest made in 20-year-old Clay County 'cold case' murder
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
Officials met with various family members and media outlets Wednesday at the Clay County Justice Center to announce an arrest had been made in a 20-year-old Clay County cold case. During the news conference, special prosecutors David Powell and Delbert Brewer said John Lovett, 37, Brazil, was arrested Wednesday morning at a county residence and charged with two counts of murder...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/20/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one request for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one accident with property damage, one medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle/person, one harassment complaint, one community relations, one ordinance violation and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 03/20/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Old National Bank v. Brian D. Silvers, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Theresa Penick, check deception State v. Wade Edward Webb, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .08 grams but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/20/08)
Photo Opportunity Indiana University will be offering a Digital Photography class just in time to enter the GoosePond Photo Contest. The class will begin April 21 and meet two Mondays and two Wednesday from 6-8 pm. Master the fundamentals of digital photography including the features of a digital camera, photo composition, and downloading of images to a computer. ...
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Commissioners learn how I-69 Planning Grant will work
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
The Greene County Commissioners learned in detail how the upcoming Interstate 69 Planning Grant will work and how it relates to the establishment of land use planning in the county. Greene County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Joan Bethell told the commissioners Tuesday that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will soon be releasing details on the I-69 Planning Program grant recipients...
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White River to crest locally late Friday or Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
The water's rising in rivers and streams across the region as a result of recent heavy rains. Currently, officials have set up roadblocks and signs warning of high water. According to Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe, State Road 43 is now open after a section near County Road 700 North was closed on Wednesday. But, State Road 157 north of Bloomfield is closed...
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Police looking for man who failed to register
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
The charge of failure to register as a sex offender was filed and a warrant in the works this week for a man who had been living in Linton. David Pete Dove was convicted of criminal deviate conduct in Greene Superior Court on Aug. 25, 2003. This conviction requires him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life in any county he moves to, moves from or works in...
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Bloomfield Chamber offers clarification about Easter egg hunt
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Board would like to clarify statements published recently in the Bloomfield Free Press in regards to the 2008 Bloomfield Easter egg hunt. The Bloomfield Free Press wrote: "In the past, the Chamber coordinated the event with the help of other local groups. Traditionally, the Chamber gave $500 for bicycles, while the Apple Festival Committee chipped in an additional $500 for candy and plastic eggs."...
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Easter Bunny to make stop in Bloomfield on Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
Attention boys and girls: The Easter Bunny is coming to town. An Easter egg hunt will kick off at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Bloomfield Town Park. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. at the northwest shelterhouse. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance an 12:45 p.m., explained Town Council President Jo Ann Carmichael...
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Long-time Bloomfield School nurse announces her retirement
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
Retirements were the business at hand during the Bloomfield School Board of meeting on Thursday. School nurse Sue McIntosh was approved for retirement after 36 and one-half years of service to the school. Superintendent Dan Sichting explained, "(Each day) It's my privilege to walk past the nurse's office…I see kids in there. She's (McIntosh) having a great time with them…She enjoys her job. She feels like it's time to move on…We wish her nothing but the best of luck…"...
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Greene County taking charge of its future
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
SWITZ CITY --The Greene County HomeTown Competitiveness initiative formally kicked off Thursday. It did so with a four-hour workshop meeting to explain the components of the rural community development program. More than 75 individuals attended the session that was staged at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service community room at the fairgrounds...
- Clinton visits Terre Haute (Local News ~ 03/20/08)
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Illegal dumping - County uncovers tire dumping spots in eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 03/20/08)
It doesn't take a genius to understand that dumping old tires along Greene County roadways is simply wrong. It is also illegal. Greene County Solid Waste Management District supervisor Debbie Haseman says the recent rash of roadside dumpings of tires on the eastside of the county is also getting expensive to clean up...
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